Stuttgart residents honored for service

All volunteers in the city of Stuttgart were recognized Tuesday by RSVP Director Norma Strabala, at a Volunteer Party in the Links Room at the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie.

"We are so honored by what you do," Strabala said. "We couldn't do what we do without you, our volunteers."

When she and a few of her RSVP volunteers made a trip to Little Rock to see Gov. Mike Beebe and be recognized as a group of Senior Corp volunteers, he knew about the volunteers in Stuttgart, Strabala said.

"The governor always talks about the volunteers in Stuttgart," Strabala said. "He tells everyone who will listen about Stuttgart's volunteers."

Strabala said that the volunteers of Stuttgart are utilized by various organizations and businesses in event support.

"These volunteers do different things at different times," Strabala said. "They are utilized all over the community."

The volunteers at the museum are a priceless gift because they give lovingly and willingly their time for the service to the museum and the community, Melanie Baden, director of the Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie, said.

"We want to show our appreciation to them," Baden said. "This is our way of expressing it."

The volunteers who were honored were volunteers of RSVP, the Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart Auxiliary, the American Legion Unit No. 48 Auxiliary and Museum of the Arkansas Grand Prairie.

The volunteers who were lucky enough to have the winning ticket stubs received door prizes, which were flowers from each table.